Fishing-reel



(N0 Model.)

J. H. MOUNT.

FISHING REEL.

No. 485,208. Patented Nov. 1, 1892.

l /J 1! l 2- /0 WITNESSES:

M 6M g/a 751484444 G BY UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES H. MOUNT, JAMESBURG, NE? JERSEY.

FISHING-REEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 485,208,dated November1, 1892.

Application filed March 3, 1892. Serial No. 423,575. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, J AMES H. MOUNT, a citizen of the United States,residing in J amesburg,in the county of Middlesex and State of NewJersey, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Fishing-Reels, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention has for its particular object a fishing-reel, which bythe simple instinctive exercise of the hand grasping the fishingrod canbe instantly either braked to resist tension on the line, as in holdinga fish, or

placed under a variable drag to retard the line, as in casting or inplaying a fish, or left entirely free to run for casting or for simplemy invention applied to a fishing-rod. Fig.

2 is a cross-sectional view of the said reel on i the line 2 2, Fig. 1,the rod and adjoining of the base-plate B, and hence, also, the rod (7,when secured thereto, as by the ordinary sliding clamping-rings D. Thebobbin A is by preference formed from two plates A A of appropriatesheet metal, which are struck up, as in a die, so as to form the annularbeads A and within said beads and projecting oppositely thereto theraised disks A with sunken circular recesses A, the bottoms of whichhave smooth surfaces A and central depressions A surrounding openings AThe plates A A thus struck up and having openings A for lightness andventilation are placed back to back, so that their annular beads Aproject inward to a meeting, where they are united as by a circular rowof rivets A the united outer portions of the plates A A thus forming thewinding-groove A of the bobbin. The perforated centers of the plates A Aare further united by a journalssleeve A in a well-known manner, and thebobbin thus formed provided with ordinary handles A. By thisconstruction of the bobbin extreme lightness, simplicity, stiffness, anddurability are attained. The journal E in which the bobbin A is mountedand which projects fixedly from the baseplate 13 may be, as is common,slightly inclined, as indicated, to the outer end of the rod 0 to betterguide the fishing-line from the winding-groove A to the rod-guides. Thebobbin Ais mounted between friction-plates F F, fitted within thecircular recesses A on the respective outer sides of the bobbin, theinner frictionplate F being fixed on the j ournal E, but the outerfriction-plate F fitted to slide axially 011 the squared end of thejournal E, whereby it is prevented from turning thereon, so that whenthe friction-plate F is moved inward it, together with the fixedfriction-plate F, will engage the respective friction-surfaces A of thebobbin and brake or stop or check the bobbin, according to the pressureplaced upon the friction-plate F.

' In order that the friction-plates F F may be thrown wholly out ofcontact with the bobbin A and the play of the bobbin taken up when thefriction-plates F 'F are separated. light dished spider-like springs e(shown hi detail in Fig. 10) are placed on the journal E in the chambersformed by the depressions A in the bobbin and corresponding depressionsin the corresponding friction-plates F F, which springs will thus tendto keep the friction surfaces and plates apart and leave the bobbinperfectly free to run, but will yield to permit the approach of the saidplates and surfaces. The bobbin-journal E is made tubular and opensinward through the baseplate B, the middle portion of which is sprungoutward, so as to form a bridge B, between which and the rod C will thusbe left a space to draw the friction-plate F inward and com- W press thebobbin tightly between the frictionplates F F, so as to brake and stopthe reel.

The spindle head H is adapted to be engaged and borne outward to throwoff the described brake by the short arm J of a lever, which is pivotedto and in a slot of the base-plate 13 close to the rod to swing to andfrom the rod in the plane of the axis thereof, and hence that of thebobbin, and the long arm J of said lever extends alongside the rod,sothat it may be grasped with the rod in one hand, and by simply closingtheg-rip the spindle I-I thrown outward and the pressure of thebrake-spring I taken OK the friction-plate F. The end of the lever-arm Jis turned outward to form a stop J which will effectivelyprevent the rodand said lever-arm Jfrom slipping out of the hand while casting orfishing. The leverJ J is also arranged to first apply a drag as it iscompressed to throw off the described brake, and then, as-it is furthercompressed, to throw off the drag and leave the bobbin perfectly free,as follows: The friction-plate F, although con-nected'to the outer endofthe spindle 1-1, as before stated, permits said spindle 1-1 to playaxially a short distance therethrough, the outward play of the spindlein the friction-plate F being limited by a :nut L, screwing on thespindle H, which is threaded, and which nut has a flange turning in, butadapted to engage and carry outward with it, a flange F on thefriction-plate F. The nut L is also fitted to slide axially in thesquared openingof a burr L, (shown in detail in Figs. 5'and 6,) by whichit is turned, and on the outer end of the spindle H is screwed anadjustable locking-collar N, .(shown in detail in Figs. 7 and 8,)between which collar N and the burr L, bearing on the friction-plate F,is interposed a coiled spring M, which thus exerts its pressure on thefriction-plate F. The collar N, .burr L, and friction-plate F areprovided with sleeves nested into each other, as shown, to exclude dust,&c. The collar N is ordinarilyso adjusted on the spindle H as :to "bearagainst the burr L, and hence throw the weight of the brake-springl onthe friction-plate F when the spindle 1-1 is in its inmost position, asbefore stated; but when the spindle H is first thrown outward by thelever J J, as before described,

- the collarN will be thrown off the burr L,

and the brakethus taken off the reel; but the coiled spring M will keepthe friction-plate F pressed against the bobbin as the spindle playsoutward through the friction-plate F. and thus leave a drag upon thereel until, as the spindle continues its motion, the flanged nutLengages and carries outward the friction- .plate F, and thus leaves thebottom perfectly free. Thus by simply and instinctively tightening thegrip of the hand on the rod and leverarm J, the brake or drag can beinstantly applied,varied, or entirely removed at will. The nut L can beturned by means of the burr L to adjust the drag as desired, and thecollar N can be adjusted, if desired, to free the bobbin entirely fromthe brake-spring I in all positions. Adjustment can in like manner hemade for different rods to which the reel is applied.

On the lever J J is guided by a clip K and pin-and-slot connection K aslide K, having on its inner end a bearer K adapted to each of a seriesof rests on the lever-arm J, which bearer can be readily adjusted by thehand grasping the rod to so engage the rod and limit the return of thelever J J and spindle .H as to throw the brake or drag on or off at willWhile fishing.

I claim as my invention- 1. In a fishing-reel, the combination ofinstrumentalities herein represented as follows, to wit: a base-plate, atubular bobbin-journal projecting at substantially a right angle fromthe base-plate, a bobbin, a bobbin-governing device, including aspindle, working axially in said tubular journal, andan operating-leverpivoted to the base-plate to work in the plane of the axis of the rodand having an arm to engage and work said spindle, as

set forth.

2. A reel for fishing-rods, the axes of whose bobbin is to be in theplane of but substantially perpendicular 'to the axis of the rod,provided with a base-plate sprung outward medially to form a bridge, anda bobbin-governing device including a part working beneath saidbridge,.substantially as described.

3. A reel comprising in its makeup the followinginstrumentalities, towit: a base-plate,

a bobbin-journal, a bobbin formed with friction-surfaces on its oppositesides, non-rotatable friction-plates corresponding thereto, adjustablerelatively toward and from each other, and means for so adjusting thefriction-plates.

4. Areel comprising in its make-up the following instru mentalities,towit: a base-plate, a bob-bin journal, non rotatable frictionpl-atesthereon adjustable relatively toward and from each other, a bobbinhaving friction-surfaces corresponding to said friction plates, andtake-up springs between said'fric- :tion-plates and friction-surfaces.

5. A reel comprising in its-make-up the following instrumentalities, towit: a base-plate, atubular bobbin-journal, afriction-plate fixedthereon, a non-rotatable friction-plate movable axially on the saidjournal, a bobbin having friction-surfaces, and a spindle movableaxially in the tubular journal and carrying the movable friction-plate.

6. A reel comprising in its make-up the following instrumentalities, towit: a base-plate, a tubular bobbin-journal, a bobbin havingfriction-surfaces, a spindle movable axially in the bobbin-journal, afriction-plate carried by said spindle, a lever to work said spindle,and a spring opposing said lever.

7. A reel comprising in its make-up the following instrumentalities, towit: a base-plate, a tubular bobbin-journal, a bobbin havingfriction-surfaces, a spindle movable axially in the tubular journal andcarrying a frictionplate, and means for adjusting the position of saidfriction-plate axially on its carryingspindle.

8. A reel comprising in its make-up the following instrumentalities, towit: a base-plate, a tubular bobbin-journal, a bobbin havingfriction-surfaces, a spindle movable axially in the tubular journal, afriction-plate movable axially on said spindle, a collar on saidspindle, and a coiled spring on said spindle retained by said collar andexerting pressure upon the said friction-plate.

9. A reel comprising in its make-up the following instrumentalities, towit: a base-plate, a tubular bobbin-journal, a bobbin havingfriction-surfaces, a spindle movable axially in said journal, afriction-plate playing axially on said spindle, a spring on the spindlepressing said friction-plate, and a collar screwing on said spindle toretain said spring and adjust the limit of play of the friction-plate.

10. A reel comprisingin its make-u p the following instrumentalities, towit: a base-plate, a tubular bobbin-journal, a bobbin havingfriction-surfaces, a spindle movable axially in the tubular journal, afriction-plate playing on said spindle, a spring acting on thefriction-plate, and a nut screwing on said spindle and serving as anadjustable stop for limiting the movement of said spindle in thefriction-plate.

11. A reel comprising in its make-up the following instrumentalities,towit: a base-plate, a tubular bobbin-journal, a bobbin havingfriction-surfaces, aspindle movable axially in said journal, afriction-plate incapable of rotation, but axially adjustable on saidjournal, and having a flange, a nut screwing on said spindle and havinga flange to move axially but turn on that on the friction-plate, aspring holding the friction-plate toward said nut, and aretaining-collar for said spring.

12. Areel comprising in its make-up the following instrumentalities, towit: a base-plate, a tubular bobbin-journal, a bobbin havingfriction-surfaces, a spindle movable axially in said journal, afriction-plate carried by said spindle, a spring acting on said spindle,a lever to move said spindle against the spring, and a bearer adjustableon said lever to engage a fixed bearing, as the rod, and adjust the saidspindle, as set forth.

13. A reel-bobbin whose construction is represented herein as follows,to wit: two plates of sheet metal struck up alike and united back toback, so as to show in cross-section the winding-groove A outside, theopposite plates meeting and united immediately within said groove A andthen diverging and forming opposite central disks A which are separatedby and fixed to the respective ends of a sleeve or cylinder A as setforth.

JAMES H. MOUNT.

Witnesses:

CLARENCE L. BURGER, RosooE O. TooMBs.

